Letter: Zimmerman violated rules for neighborhood watch

11:00 AM,
Jul. 15, 2013

Written by

Rich Rogers
Fort Pierce

George Zimmerman violated all the basic rules of neighborhood watch volunteering. The most egregious rule he violated is the carrying of a concealed weapon. Neighborhood watch volunteers are repeatedly told that they are not the police and have no authority to act as "sworn personnel."

Why, then, carry and conceal a weapon while you are volunteering on neighborhood watch?

Another rule violation: Getting involved with a crime, making an arrest, or injecting yourself in the situation. This is according to the National Neighborhood Watch Institute (NNWI). ...